Ellen Langer: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity

A psychology professor at Harvard University, Ellen Langer works on the illusion of control, aging, decision-making, and mindfulness theory as described in over 150 research articles and six academic books. She is the author of The Power of Mindful Learning and Mindfulness, in which she discusses the profound psychological and physical advantages of mindful information processing. Her newest book, On Becoming An Artist, was published by Random House this spring. She has received many academic honors including: The Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest; American Psychological Association Distinguished Contributions of Basic Science to Applied Psychology Award; and a Guggenheim Fellowship. A full length feature film about Langer's life, Counter Clockwise, is currently in the works.